Prior to heading over to the Coors Events Center to cover Wednesday night’s CU women’s basketball game, I dropped by the Dal Ward Center to do some football interviews. Spring drills begin Saturday, you know.

Being an Ohio State grad, my jaw dropped when I learned that CU wide receiver Toney Clemons is a distant cousin of Buckeyes quarterback Terrelle Pryor (and also of reserve Ohio State running back Jordan Hall).

Yes, they’re all from the greater Pittsburgh area, including Clemon’s first cousin, Arizona Cardinals wideout Steve Breaston. But who would have thought that Clemons would be related to Buckeyes considering that he and Breaston both were Michigan men?

Clemons, who has two years of eligibility remaining, said it was difficult to sit out last season and being only able to practice (as per NCAA transfer rules) but he couldn’t be happier about being in Boulder.

And I just wonder if Clemons gets his height and sturdy build from the bloodlines that connect him to the 6-foot-6, 235-pound Pryor. Clemons is listed at 6-2. But I’m 6-3, and when I interviewed Clemons he appeared that he is at least as tall as I am.

It’s no wonder why CU players and coaches said last fall that they couldn’t wait to see how Clemons will impact a game — and the Buffs’ offense.

Kensler joined The Denver Post in 1989 and has covered a variety of beats, including Colorado, Colorado State, golf, Olympics and the Denver Broncos. His brush with greatness: losing in a two-on-two pickup basketball game at Ohio State against two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin.

Terry Frei graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in the Denver area and has degrees in history and journalism from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He worked for the Rocky Mountain News while attending CU and joined the Post staff after graduation. He has also worked at the Oregonian in Portland, Ore., and The Sporting News. His seventh book, March 1939: Before the Madness, was issued in February 2014.